Imboywa Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Imboywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Imboywa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya751:615,73228,396
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Imboywa Demographics

Imboywa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Imboywa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Imboywa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Imboywa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Imboywa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Imboywa is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Imboywa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Imboywa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Imboywa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imbowa9230/
Imbeywa8662/
Emboywa869/
Imbova77282/
Imbowi7716/
Imbawa776/
Imbewa775/
Imboba773/
Embowa771/
Embeywa7112/
Aimbowo717/
Inbouwa716/
Imbouba715/
Yimbowe711/
Imbayeva671/
Imbajoba671/
Imboyboy671/
Imbiowei671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Imboywa
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